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In reply to the discussion: Why the hell is Alan Grayson going after his wife for bigamy? [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)126. Whether you feel sorry for him is not at issue. There is no marriage because she was already
married. She knew she did it and so now she gets nothing. And she will be lucky if she is not slapped with a felony bigamy charge.
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I don't know anything about this situation, but "custody" seems like an obvious possibility. n/t
winter is coming
Mar 2015
#2
If I had 30m I wouldn't miss 15m. I would be happy with the 15m Ihave./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
#7
Unless you are an elite athlete then you can make money hand over fist...
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
#206
Most people in the public light do their best to have an amiable divorce.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
#14
Ted Kennedy was also extraordinarily gracious, even to his political opponents.
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#16
I don't think anyone should have the right to be supported "in the manner in which they lived".
dawg
Mar 2015
#100
For 5 kids? Okay "only" 4 if one is 18 (as if that's really the cutoff for expenses)
MH1
Mar 2015
#65
A home with a failed septic system and shitwater running across the front walk, and running mold in
MADem
Mar 2015
#246
My father divorced my mother after 39 years of marriage. We were all grown.
ScreamingMeemie
Mar 2015
#55
Just from what I read, his divorce lawyer found out that she was still married to that
Nay
Mar 2015
#21
I also read that he has not stopped supporting the family at this point. He needs to calm down and
jwirr
Mar 2015
#27
Even if Fl had a comon law statute, it wouldn't aopoply if sdhe was committing bigamy.
napi21
Mar 2015
#155
The kids will be taken care of. Ideally in the custody of the parent who isn't a batterer. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2015
#140
I believe she says she divorced him in Guam. That might be harder to get paperwork from.
Shrike47
Mar 2015
#24
If she was already divorced in Guam, why a second divorce four years after marrying Grayson?
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#129
And given her propensity for lying, like about the domestic violence, its easy to see that she is
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#136
we do NOT know that she lied about domestic violence. We do know that court granted
cali
Mar 2015
#181
They are getting divorced. They are angry and bitter. It happens to a lot of people.
Shrike47
Mar 2015
#23
Hold up a sec here. If she lied to him about it for all those years, isn't he the victim in this? nt
Electric Monk
Mar 2015
#36
It reflects most poorly on her. His biggest error was, apparently, marrying her.
arcane1
Mar 2015
#37
if he gave birth 5x and raised the kids and kept house for the wealthy wife so she could pursue
KittyWampus
Mar 2015
#81
And we should all be ashamed of ourselves for gossip-mongering about someone's personal life.
arcane1
Mar 2015
#96
Not only is he a Democrat, he's a fellow DUer. And, one of the strongest liberals in Congress. n/t
Coventina
Mar 2015
#170
If he had been a stay at home dad responsible for all the childcare and keeping house
cali
Mar 2015
#57
If reversed, people would be calling the guy every nasty name in the book for lying about being
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#66
AND to make her even less sympathetic, we know she lied about the domestic violence accusation
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#67
I remember now- last time this topic came up you were totally over the top defending Grayson.
KittyWampus
Mar 2015
#85
Except, we have lie upon lie committed by her. At some point, Occam's razor...
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#92
Whether you feel sorry for him is not at issue. There is no marriage because she was already
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#126
The amount of time she managed to pull off the fraud is an aggravating factor not a mitigating one
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#239
No. Because the fraud made their marriage invalid from the beginning, it is a fraud all along
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#250
A wealthy lawyer who taught law at George Washington and owns a high - priced law firm in
MADem
Mar 2015
#248
I'm just sorry that we can no longer use the rack and thumbscrews on hardened criminals
Sheldon Cooper
Mar 2015
#251
And if someone ever does what she did to my kid, I would wish for the good old days too.
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#254
I'm always down with fairness and the facts. That's how I roll. But you keep making it ad hominem.
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#259
When we see this same situation but with Republican players, I will believe you
namastea42
Mar 2015
#282
there is zero question. What she did fits the legal definition of bigamy. Nt
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#188
No, they couldn't. The one who is mentally cruel is the one who perpetrated a 20+ year
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#191
I'm deeply invested in the truth and fairness and a non gender biased viewpoint.
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#242
Exactly. This is why I say people doing this are exhibiting gender bias. In no other situation
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#187
WRONG. Not if he raised 5 kids and kept house while the wife pursued her career.
KittyWampus
Mar 2015
#82
There's still wage inequality, so it doesn't happen as often, but that is starting to shift.
MADem
Mar 2015
#276
She is married to someone else and he is a bad husband? Maybe she is a lying golddigger trying for
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#63
She should be rewarded because she pulled a lie and fraud off for that long and involved children?
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#72
I agree. The kids should be taken away from her for involving them in this fraud
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#86
It's harmful to take kids away from their dad who raised them. It's even worse
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#93
You have no evidence to say he didn't raise them. You are making stuff up.
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#190
Yep, and what you wrote is exactly the point. We don't know and you are assuming
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#231
Anyone who pulls what she pulled deserves nothing from him, and a prosecution from the state.
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#75
If it was a woman they'd be out for blood over the betrayal and would be howling to bust eardrums
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#106
Changes nothing I said. If she was providing services then a contract was in order
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#103
tough way to be a gold digger… giving birth 5x and raising the kids over twenty five years.
KittyWampus
Mar 2015
#88
It occurred to me when I was getting ready to get married again after divorcing my
CTyankee
Mar 2015
#69
Well, this is an ugly divorce. He is a very wealthy man and he has children that should
MADem
Mar 2015
#137
It's hear, and I do hear myself--I object to making children victims when parents have spats.
MADem
Mar 2015
#238
But She is the one who involved the children when she had them in what only she knew was a
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#241
I am appalled at yours as well. There is no way you would accept someone doing what she did
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#249
I don't buy it, I just don't. You don't base your life with someone on a lie and expect it to be OK.
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#262
You have no measure of forgiveness? No measure of compassion? And that's assuming she DID lie...
MADem
Mar 2015
#268
Money, money, money money money money, the only thing that matters to those people
CBGLuthier
Mar 2015
#130
Because no jury would side with him over her documented domestic violence.
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2015
#139
Yes I agree, best to chase him away and make sure this place is toxic for all
Warren Stupidity
Mar 2015
#172
to suggest 2400/mo is all that. insurance and taxes, utilities and mainteniance of a huge house
seabeyond
Mar 2015
#173
do you know for a fact, he is not including the 2400 a month with utilities/insurance/maintenience?
seabeyond
Mar 2015
#179
i read it about 3 months ago. happened in early 90's when she was informed the divorce did not go
seabeyond
Mar 2015
#183
dont know wtf you are talking about, dude. you are going to have to be much more clear, when wanting
seabeyond
Mar 2015
#228
So once again, do you or do you not think a woman should get 70% in a divorce?
NaturalHigh
Mar 2015
#291
no. if you are unwilling to consider a conversation being had, no. you will not
seabeyond
Mar 2015
#294
You want me to tell you what is wrong with thinking that a woman is entitled to 70%?
NaturalHigh
Mar 2015
#295
you did not read, right? i am done. this is inevtiably how conversations are with you, hence,
seabeyond
Mar 2015
#296
he's a public figure- and were he a republican, we sure as hell wouldn't be hearing
cali
Mar 2015
#186
Nope. The daughter was an eyewitness AND there is video. Only the wife attacked.
DirkGently
Mar 2015
#218
There is a minute missing from that video, and there's an encounter in the house not seen.
MADem
Mar 2015
#234
Exactly. The adult daughter backs Alan up. The arguments by some here are ridiculous.
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#252
That's their business, just like Monica was the Clintons' business. More than half the population
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#193
That's your opinion. You still don't Know a thing about their private lives, nor should you.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#204
If Monica bore Bill Clinton five children I would have been the first to argue they deserved...
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
#203
Wait a minute. A couple of days ago you told me your only principle was "Dem good, Republican bad".
Marr
Mar 2015
#217
If Grayson was a repuke in the exact same situation rather than a progressive darling
cali
Mar 2015
#200
And if a Republican was in the exact same situation as Hillary regarding emails
Fumesucker
Mar 2015
#211
As a partisan I would try to make as much political hay as possible.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
#214
''Scientists have studied for years this difficult question of why some people have a conscience
namastea42
Mar 2015
#208
Just read through this thread and color me surprised, guess who is suspicious of Grayson
NoJusticeNoPeace
Mar 2015
#226
1) Grayson has no chance at higher office. Most who follow him are aware of this.
NCTraveler
Mar 2015
#240
Don't know the whole story, plus I see no need to pass judgement. I don't pass judgement on Bill
djean111
Mar 2015
#258
Cali, you can't make the relationship a LEGAL MARRIAGE because it wasn't one
IdaBriggs
Mar 2015
#275